Delaware is one of the states that does not have a single central online state repository for historical newspapers, nor do they use the Library of Congress Chronicling America site as their main site for searching old newspapers. There are just a few free online newspapers on other sites and collections available on subscription sites. Below is a list of where the titles are stored and the link so that you can access them.

There are about 300 newspapers that have been published in the The First State - certainly not all of them are searchable online. But there are several that are indeed available. So go for it - find your Delaware ancestors and all the interesting articles that capture the stories of their lives.

Please note that I have not always entered the dates that are included in the collections, as I suspect they will change as more items are digitized. Also I suspect that some of these links may change over time - so if there is a dead link - please use your favorite search engine to find their new location.

(Updated January, 2016)

Free Sites:

(Recent changes in the Google News Archive has diminished the capability to search newspapers published prior to 1970). A few of these below are in the Google News Archive.

You also need to visit the University of Delaware Library site, which can tell you what is occurring in the state with regard to newspaper projects and also where some microfilmed newspapers are available in the state.

Please note - even more may be available via a local library where a library card is required. And of course there is always microfilm for those that have not been made available online as yet.

Good luck and happy hunting!

For more links for different states, provinces, and countries - please see the Newspapers! page on this website.